A type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.
The company said it "promptly" initiated incident response and recovery measures after detecting "network anomalies." It also said it alerted law enforcement agencies of the matter.
Per Twitter @Unit42_Intel a LockBit 3.0 variant using ESXi Locker version 1.2 continues targeting ESXi hash: 0f7c10dfa562adf15f1f6078ecaee788.
The reward offer, first reported by WIRED, is also notable for the fact that it marks the first time the face of a Conti associate, known as "Target," has been unmasked. The four other associates have been referred to as "Tramp," "Dandis," "Professor," and "Reshaev."
The company revealed that the attackers could only harvest and steal non-sensitive data from a Box folder linked to a compromised employee's account.
A new ransomware family dubbed Luna can be used to encrypt devices running several operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems.
Active since 2019, UNC2165 is known to obtain initial access to victim networks via stolen credentials and a JavaScript-based downloader malware called FakeUpdates (aka SocGholish)..
